Mom & Pop’s or Big Box Stores: Some evidence of Walmart’s impact on retail trade

Michael Hicks (), Stanley Keil () and Lee Spector
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Michael Hicks: Center for Business and Economic Research and Department of Economics, Ball State University
Stanley Keil: Department of Economics, Ball State University

No 201302, Working Papers from Ball State University, Department of Economics

Abstract: This paper explores Walmart’s impact on the retail sector in the counties in which it locates, as well as those in surrounding counties, by examining such measures as retail outlets per 1000 population. Using state wide data as well as a case study, we find that the main impact of the entrance of a Walmart is primarily placed on competitive big box stores. Furthermore, we find that the long run adjustment to the entrance of a Wal-Mmart takes between 18 and 36 months.

JEL-codes: L81 R12 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 20 pages
Date: 2013-03, Revised 2013-03
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